Kathleen Weil

Kathleen Weil is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Weil was elected to represent the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and a former provincial cabinet minister.

The Honourable
Kathleen Weil
MNA
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
In office
December 8, 2008 – August 28, 2022
Preceded byRussell Copeman
Succeeded byDésirée McGraw
Minister responsible for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers
In office
October 11, 2017 – October 18, 2018
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byFrançois Legault[1]
Quebec Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness
In office
April 23, 2014 – October 11, 2017
Preceded byDiane De Courcy
Succeeded bySimon Jolin-Barrette
Quebec Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities
In office
August 11, 2010 – September 19, 2012
Preceded byYolande James
Succeeded byDiane De Courcy
Quebec Minister of Justice
In office
December 18, 2008 – August 11, 2010
Preceded byJacques Dupuis
Succeeded byJean-Marc Fournier
Personal details
Born1954
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
SpouseMichael Novak
ProfessionLawyer

Weil studied at McGill University and received a bachelor's degree in history and political sciences in 1978 and a degree in civil and common law in 1982 before being admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1983. She served as an official with Alliance Quebec.[2]

In addition to her law practice, she was heavily involved from 2000 in the health and social services sector, being an administrative member for the Montreal Children's Hospital and the Régie régionale des services de la santé et des services sociaux à Montréal. Before entering politics, she was President CEO of the Foundation of Greater Montreal.

She was appointed to the Executive Council of Quebec on December 18, 2008, as Minister of Justice and Attorney General.[3]

In 2010, Weil was appointed as Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities. In the 2012 election the Liberals lost power to the Parti Quebecois and Weil returned to the opposition benches as Official Opposition critic for employment and the social economy.[4] Following the 2014 provincial election the Liberals returned to power, and she was appointed Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusiveness.

On 11 October 2017, Weil was sworn in as the first Ministre responsable des Relations avec les Québécois de langue anglaise.[5]

She was re-elected for a fourth time as a member of the Quebec National Assembly in the 2018 Quebec general election. The Liberals lost the election and returned as the official opposition to a new CAQ government. On June 6, 2022, Weil announced she would not be seeking re-election in the 2022 election and bowing out of politics after 14 years.[6]

Weil is married to Michael Novak, ex-president of SNC-Lavalin International.[7]

Electoral record
2018 Quebec general election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKathleen Weil16,84362.98-13.63
Québec solidaireKathleen Gudmundsson3,16611.84+4.42
Coalition Avenir QuébecNathalie Dansereau2,1428.01+2.35
GreenChad Walcott1,7856.67+2.15
Parti QuébécoisLucie Bélanger1,4605.46-0.06
New DemocraticDavid-Roger Gagnon7082.65
ConservativeSouhail Ftouh4051.51
IndependentCynthia Nichols1510.56
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman820.31+0.04
Total valid votes 26,742 99.08
Total rejected ballots 249 0.92
Turnout 26,991 56.14
Eligible voters 48,076
Liberal hold Swing -9.025
Source(s)
"Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.
2014 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKathleen Weil22,33676.61+13.96
Québec solidaireAnnick Desjardins2,1647.42-1.14
Coalition Avenir QuébecNoah Sidel1,6495.66-7.96
Parti QuébécoisOlivier Sirard1,6105.52-2.77
GreenAlex Tyrrell1,3184.52-1.20
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman780.27-0.01
Total valid votes 29,15599.35–
Total rejected ballots 1920.65–
Turnout 29,34772.50+4.56
Electors on the lists 40,476––
2012 Quebec general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKathleen Weil16,76162.65-5.33
Coalition Avenir QuébecAngely M.Q. Pacis3,64313.62+10.76*
Québec solidaireDavid Mandel2,2918.56–
Parti QuébécoisOlivier Sirard2,2178.29-5.37
GreenClaude Sabourin1,5315.72-8.67
Option nationaleSylvain Labranche2360.88–
Marxist–LeninistRachel Hoffman740.28-0.45
Total valid votes 26,75399.31–
Total rejected ballots 1870.69–
Turnout 26,94067.94+24.92
Electors on the lists 39,652––

* Result compared to Action démocratique

2008 Quebec general election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKathleen Weil11,47567.98+6.65
GreenPeter McQueen2,43014.39−1.34
Parti QuébécoisFabrice Martel2,30713.66+3.08
Action démocratiqueMatthew Conway4832.86−4.34
Marxist–LeninistLinda Sullivan1240.73+0.43
IndependentDavid Sommer Rovins640.38
Total valid votes 16,883 98.66
Rejected and declined votes 230 1.34
Turnout 17,113 43.02 −15.50
Electors on the lists 39,780

References
  1. François Legault took over this post for himself. However, Christopher Skeete was named the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers on November 7, 2018
  2. https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20090127/281792804913552
  3. "Charest's cabinet half women", The Globe and Mail, December 18, 2008.
  4. "Kathleen Weil - National Assembly of Québec". www.assnat.qc.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  5. "Cabinet shuffle: Couillard hopes fresh blood helps rejuvenate Liberals".
  6. "Kathleen Weil bows out of Quebec politics after 14 years". montrealgazette. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  7. "SNC-Lavalin loses its fourth senior executive in a year", The Financial Post, August 16, 2013.


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